A 38 year old single heterosexual female, sans husband, sets off on an adoption journey, hoping to become mother to an Ethiopian infant. All relevant topics may be discussed, such as international adoption, attachment parenting, transracial adoption, etc.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Kali - Goddess of Destruction!

It's raining and both Charlie and I have the snots.

Ugh.

Nothing much to do, even though the grandparents are visiting.

Here's a old video because I don't feel like writing a new post today. Newer, more fascinating, enthralling posts promised soon. For now, we need to buy more Kleenex.

In the meantime, enjoy Kali, Goddess of Destrux! (typo and it's staying).Please, try as hard as you can to ignore the baby talk. It's sooo awful! I have GOT to stop that.

Happy Veteran's Day all you vets out there! Go get a free meal (Appleby's) or donut (Krispy Kreme) and enjoy your day :-)

Subscribe To Ethiopian Adoption Journey

Facts from Ethiopia

CHILDREN'S STATUSNewborns dying before age 1 - 1 in 10Children dying before age 5, often from preventable diseases -1 in 6Main causes of early childhood deaths -Diarrhea and pneumoniaOrphans, 2003 estimate -4 millionChildren under age 5 stunted from lack of nutrition - Over 50%High school attendance, females - 8.5%Population with use of adequate sanitation facilities - 15% Rural population with use of adequate sanitation facilities - 4% Population with use of improved drinking water sources - 24% Population with access to public health facilities - 61.3% Population more than 10 km (6 miles) from nearest health facility - Over 50%Physicians per 100,000 people - 3Population moderately to severely underweight - 38% Population stunted due to lack of nutrition - 47%

HIV/AIDSAdults infected weekly - 5,000Age group with highest rate of infection 15-24 years; female prevalence 3 times greater than among malesWomen living with HIV, 15-49 -770,000Mother-to-child HIV transmission - 2nd highest number of new infections per yearChildren dying from AIDS - 1 in 16Children orphaned by AIDS from 2003 to 2007 - 720,000